Contract

Mobile Battery Storage Units for EV Charging

  • Highland Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-069539

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0428a3 (view related notices)

Published 29 October 2025, 4:54pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Highland Council

Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road

Inverness

IV3 5NX

Contact

Fiona Conti

Email

fiona.conti@highland.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1463702255

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM6 - Highlands and Islands

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.highland.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00045

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Mobile Battery Storage Units for EV Charging

Reference number

HC/EVCI/BSU/2024

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 31158100 - Battery chargers

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Mobile battery storage units for charging of EVs

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £279,186.60

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • 09300000 - Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Main site or place of performance

Highland region

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

2 Mobile battery storage units for charging of Electric Vehicles in rural/grid constrained areas with the Highland region

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Technical response / Weighting: 30

Cost criterion - Name: Commercial response / Weighting: 70

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2023/S 000-037457


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

HC/EVCI/BSU/2024

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

7 March 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

NORCO GROUP LIMITED

Norco House, Pitmedden road, Dyce, Norco house

ABERDEEN

AB21 0DT

Telephone

+44 1224729221

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £279,186.60


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:814265)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Highland Council

Council Headquarters

Inverness

IV3 5NX

Email

fiona.conti@highland.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1463702255

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Highland Council

Council Headquarters

Inverness

IV3 5NX

Email

fiona.conti@highland.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1463702255

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Highland Council

Council Headquarters

Inverness

IV3 5NX

Email

fiona.conti@highland.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1463702255

Country

United Kingdom